05 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
1
Announced editorial and publication details show Atlantic city post office designations and classified matter. Publisher information lists editors, managers, subscription rates by mail Canada and foreign countries, with monthly and six month options, and a note on Associated Press news dispatch rights.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph who do not receive their papers in the evening may have someone deliver them if they call before midnight. Call Red 403 to arrange service.
Announcements list candidates for local school director and representative roles. Yhereby announce my candidacy for the school board to be decided by voters Monday March 8. W R Jones and M B Nelson announce as candidates for school director and for state representative respectively, with Nelson seeking Republican nomination in June 1920 primary.
A satirical verse laments high prices and profiteers while noting mock punishments and petty crimes in the village. The speaker reflects on unfinished schemes, law, and the public’s discontent with economic hardship.
Gov Edward s Edwards of New Jersey filed for president on a wet platform with Illinois Secretary Emmerson via Charles J Michael of Chicago. The petition listed 4076 names, mostly from Cook County, marking Edwards as the first Democratic candidate to file a petition in Illinois. Republican petitions by Gov Lowden and Maj Gen Leonard Wood had also been filed. Thursday was the deadline.
The obituary notes Abraham Pritran a Yale founder and its first president passing away in Killingworth Connecticut. Born in 1648 in Lynn Massachusetts he shaped the university's early leadership and history.
Today marks anniversaries for Sir Hugh Clifford Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria born in London 34 years ago. Quebec Attorney-General Louis Taschereau born in Quebec 43 years ago. Albert Johnson congressman born in Springfield 51 years ago. George F Slosson De Kalb New York billiards veteran born 60 years ago. Freddie Welsh former lightweight boxing champion born in Wales 34 years ago.
Fragmentary verse recalls vows to curb profiteers and marshal lawyers amid hopeful rhetoric. The speaker laments fading zeal and plans, noting a clash between idealistic goals and a newer foe.
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Boston Massacre and the birth centenary of Alvah Hovey former president of Newton Theological Seminary. University teams from Manitoba and North Dakota plan a debate on compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes. The fourth Intercollegiate Conference on Vocations for Women opens at Cornell under the Intercollegiate Vocational Guidance Association.
The President and Mrs Wilson sailed from Hoboken for the Peace Conference. German government troops shot down Spartacans in Berlin and cleared them out of Halle, as reported in a condensed record of events from the war era.
In New York, long time at Leach Barber stop, he shifts to Black Clothing store. He will replace Herbert Remein who moves into the insurance business.
Griswold Iowa march report notes agitation for a local shipping association among live stock raisers. A meeting at Keween Hall formed an organization aimed at aiding farmers to market goods, with several capable men chosen to guide the enterprise. Officers rejected include President William Forsyth and Secretary Treasurer Dr. Kenneth Murchison, with J B Bully named as manager.
Five Burlington women advocate linking the mainland to Otter Island with a wagon bridge to create a playground. They describe the island as the city's playground and aim to serve residents and surrounding territory, seeking better access and development.
Walnut Iowa March 5 Mr and Mrs John Galvin loaded their household effects aboard a covered carrier and departed for their new home in Des Moines. Mr Galvin had recently purchased a modern residence there and has since been arranging to occupy it.
An irregular excerpt lists materials such as silk linen cotton and garments like blouses stockings and dresses. Mentions a “Direction’ Book” and a color dye-over method with a dye color card, suggesting guidance to match any shown color.
A historical note on Dr. Pierce and his herbal remedies Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. The medicines, said to be alcohol free and herbal, have sold in vast quantities over fifty years and are offered in tablets and liquid. A ten cent trial package and free medical literature are advertised from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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